Section: News & Summaries

The European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have signed a joint declaration to deepen strategic partnership, according to an UNIAN correspondent.The document was signed by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker...

U.S. President Barack Obama says that the U.S. and the European Union remain united in their commitment to maintain anti-Russian sanctions until the full implementation of the Minsk peace agreements on Donbas, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”Here in Europe, we`ll continue to support Ukraine as it undertakes important political and economic...

Ukrtransgaz, the operator of the gas transportation system (GTS) and underground storage facilities (USFs), has completed the repairs of Komarno-Drozdowicze (Ukraine-Poland) pipeline and is ready to carry out natural gas imports from Poland, Maksym Bielawski, the spokesperson for state-owned Ukrtransgaz, wrote on Facebook.”Starting from today,...

Thirteen political prisoners – citizens of Ukraine are being held in the Russian Federation as of today, four of whom are Crimean Tatars, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Mariana Betsa said at a briefing on Friday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”As of today, according to the information available in the Ministry of Foreign...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed support for Ukraine`s territorial integrity and sovereignty, and once again condemned the oppression of Crimean Tatars in the occupied Crimea.The parties had a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Warsaw, according to the press service of the president of Ukraine.Poroshenko expressed...

The National Energy and Utility Regulation Commission (NEURC) agreed on July 7 to approve changes in the 2016-2025 gas transportation system (GTS) development plan prepared for Ukrtransgaz, the Ukrainian GTS operator, with a total amount of investment reaching UAH 69.9 billion.Ukrtransgaz has also been tasked with drafting within a week`s term an...

U.S. President Barack Obama has called NATO and the European Union to strengthen support for Ukraine in his op-ed for The Financial Times.”We need to deepen security co-operation between NATO and the EU and increase our support for Ukraine as it defends its sovereignty and territorial integrity. And even as our nations remain open to a more...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in his op-ed for The Wall Street Journal titled ”Ukraine and NATO, Complementary Allies Against Russia” has called on the Alliance to remember its origins as the Bloc was created to defend the peace and global order that emerged out of the chaos of World War II.”Appeasement is not a solution,” the Ukrainian...

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy has closed today`s session of the Parliament, without even opening it, according to an UNIAN correspondent.Standing near the rostrum with a microphone, Parubiy stressed that ”there will be no fighting in the session hall,” in spite of their provocation.He reminded that an hour of questions...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the decision on reinforcement of the eastern flank will be taken on the first day of the NATO Summit in Warsaw, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”The four battalions will be multinational battalions, meaning that they will send a very a clear message – than an attack on one Ally will...